User`s manual

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Whentakingearandforeheadtemperature,pleasewait30minutes
beforetakingtemperaturetoallowbodytemperaturetoadjust
whencomingindoorsfromthecoldorhot,orif acoldpackor
hotpackhavebeenused.
Inallmodes,pleasewait30minutesbeforetakingtemperature
if thethermometerhasbeenstoredinasignificantlycooleror
warmerenvironment.
Whenrepeatedlytakingbodytemperature,allow10seconds
in-betweeneachreadingtoallowtheprobetore-acclimatiseand
takeaveragereadingassmalldeviationsmaynaturallyoccur.
If andwheninformingamedicalpractitionerof yourtemperature,
ensureyouinformthemif youmeasuredearorforeheadand,
ideally,whatyournormaltemperaturerangeis.Forhelpingaining
amoreaccurateindicationofyourownbody’snormaltemperature
range,pleaserefertothe‘YourFamilyMembers’Normal
TemperatureRange’sectionof thismanual.
Specific Notes for Measuring Ear Temperature
Inearmode,itisnotuncommonforsmallvariancesintemperature
betweeneachear,soalwaystakethetemperatureinthesameear.
Largerdifferenceswillbecausedbypositioningandtechnique,suchas:
•Theangleyouareholdingthethermometer.
•Howfaryouhaveinsertedtheprobeintoyourear.
•Howmuchyourhandmaybemoving.
Thisisbecausedifferentpositioningandtechniquewillresultindifferent
partsoftheearcanalbeingmeasured.ThisisillustratedinFig.1-3.
Largerdifferenceswillalsooccurthroughoutthedayasbody
temperaturefluctuates.
Externalfactorsalsoinfluenceeartemperature,suchas:
•Havingbeenlyingonanear.
•Oneearbeingcovered.
•Beingexposedtoveryhotorverycoldtemperatures.
•Recentlybeenbathingorswimming.
Obstructionsintheearlikeearwaxwillalso
resultininaccurateordifferentreadingsas
theywillinterferewiththeinfraredheatbeing
measuredbytheeardrumandsurrounding
tissues.ThisisillustratedinFig.4.
Fig. 3
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Fig. 4
infrared
beam